[ATTACH=CONFIG]196678.vB5-legacyid=5696[/ATTACH]Cambridge, UK, 11th January 2013 – JoeCo’s latest software update for the award-winning BlackBox brings several new features and enhancements to the multi-channel live audio recorder/player series. With version 2.2.7x, both the BlackBox Recorder and the BlackBox Player now support the replay of polyphonic wav files, from multiple stereo files up to 24 or even 64 channel PolyWAV files. Mono, stereo and multichannel files can even be used together in the same song massively enhancing the system’s flexibility.
JoeCo’s iXML plug-in also enables PolyWAV files to be recorded – a feature aimed at TV and film location recordists to better serve the needs of post production facilities, or systems where audio material is ingested in single large files.
The ability to import polyphonic wav files from a DAW has also brought BlackBox Player capability to JoeCo’s 64-channel MADI and Dante systems. Previously available as a dedicated 24-channel playback option for the BlackBox BBR1 series, BlackBox Player software can now be installed on BBR64-MADI and BBR64-Dante systems enabling 64 channels of 24bit/48kHz audio to be simultaneously replayed and triggered via footswitch, QWERTY keyboard, time code, MIDI and SONY 9-pin. The soon to be released JoeCo BlackBox app for iPad will provide a further control option for triggering backing tracks and multiple surround stems for live shows and themed entertainment.
Further BlackBox Player enhancements resulting from the recent software update include the implementation of a “Chase” mode enabling the unit to commence playback in sync when it receives incoming time code. This option can either be controlled from the front panel or via newly extended SONY 9-pin support. The extended 9-pin commands also allow the user to rehearse shows that are normally locked to time code via remote control and are compatible with most edit suites and show controllers. On the BlackBox Player and Recorder, time code can now be shown on the main time display in both record and playback modes.
Other new BlackBox features include more accurate metering and smoother headphone monitor output, especially when changing levels. An additional “mix” feature has also been added to the headphone output on the 64-channel MADI and Dante systems.
The latest software update can be downloaded free of charge from the End User area of the JoeCo website: [url]www.joeco.co.uk[/url].
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JoeCo is based near the beautiful university city of Cambridge in the UK. Established in 2007, the company’s research and development activity has focussed on its revolutionary BLACKBOX RECORDER, designed for capturing live multi-channel audio. Since the recorder’s release in 2009, JoeCo has won several prestigious awards including a PLASA Award for Innovation (UK) and a series of international awards from industry press, readers and trade associations including Best New Company, and Best Recorder.
2010 saw the release of the BLACKBOX PLAYER, the first dedicated multi-channel playback device specifically designed to replay backing tracks or multiple surround stems for live shows and themed entertainment. During 2011, the BlackBox family further expanded with the release of the BBR64-MADI recorder version, designed to record and replay up to 64 channels of MADI data and the BBR64-DANTE, designed to record and replay audio from a Dante network.
Distributed in over 40 countries, the BlackBox family’s growing customer base includes touring bands, outside broadcast facilities, theatres and worship venues, theme parks, broadcasters, film and TV sound recordists and post-production facilities.
